#aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #bdga  ,,an ,,act  ,to measure the  
progress of post-disaster recovery and  
efforts to address corruption1          
governance1 rule of law1 and media      
freedoms in ,haiti4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,haiti   
,development1 ,accountability1 and      
,institutional ,transparency ,initiative
 ,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds   
the following3  7#a7 ,on ,january #ab1  
#bjaj1 a massive earthquake struck near 
the ,haitian capital city of            
,port-au-,prince1 leaving at least      
#bbj1jjj people dead1 including #ajc    
,united ,states citizens1 #aja ,united  
,nations personnel1 and nearly #ah      
percent of ,haiti's civil service1 as   
well as #cjj1jjj injured1 #aae1jjj homes
 destroyed1 and #a1ejj1jjj ,haitians    
displaced4  7#b7 ,the international     
community1 led by the ,united ,states   
and the ,united ,nations1 mounted an    
unprecedented humanitarian response to  
the earthquake in ,haiti4 ,through      

#bjah1 more than #h1jjj1jjj1jjj has been
 disbursed by donors4 ,since the #bjaj  
earthquake1 the ,united ,states         
,government has disbursed more than     
#d1jjj1jjj1jjj in recovery and          
development funding4  7#c7 ,on ,october 
#d1 #bjaf1 ,hurricane ,matthew struck   
southwestern ,haiti on the ,tiburon     
,peninsula1 causing widespread damage   
and flooding and leaving #a4d million   
people in need of immediate assistance4 
,recovery efforts continue more than    
four years later4  7#d7 ,prior to both  
the #bjaj earthquake and #bjaf          
hurricane1 ,haiti registered among the  
lowest in socioeconomic indicators and  
had the second highest rate of income   
disparity in the world--conditions that 
have further complicated disaster       
recovery and resilience efforts4 ,as of 
,november #bjbj1 #d1djj1jjj people were 
in need of humanitarian assistance in   
,haiti4  7#e7 ,since #bjah1 tens of     
thousands of ,haitians have participated
 in popular demonstrations demanding    

accountability over government          
management of ,petrocaribe resources4   
,in early #bjai1 the ,haitian superior  
court of auditors released a series of  
reports implicating high-level          
government officials in the             
misappropriation of funds4  7#f7 ,the   
,united ,nations ,human ,rights ,office 
of the ,high ,commissioner and the      
,human ,rights ,service jointly found a 
#ccc percent increase in human rights   
violations and abuses against the rights
 of life and security in ,haiti from    
,july #bjah through ,december #bjai4    
,there were #aca violations in #bjah and
 #efg violations in #bjai1 including the
 shooting of at least five ,haitian     
journalists covering the protests4  7#g7
 ,leading members of civil society have 
faced attacks1 including ,monferrier    
,dorval1 a constitutional law expert and
 president of the ,port-au-,prince bar  
who was killed on ,august #bh1 #bjbj4   
7#h7 ,on ,november #ac1 #bjah1 according
 to the ,haitian ,national ,human       

,rights ,defense ,network1 at least #ga 
people were killed and #ah people were  
raped in the ,port-au-,prince           
neighborhood of ,la ,saline4  7#i7 ,on  
,december #aj1 #bjbj1 the ,department of
 the ,treasury's ,office of ,foreign    
,assets ,control designated former      
,haitian ,national ,police officer      
,jimmy ,cherizier1 former ,director     
,general of the ,ministry of the        
,interior ,fednel ,monchery1 and former 
,departmental ,delegate ,joseph ,pierre 
,richard ,duplan pursuant to the ,global
 ,magnitsky ,executive ,order for being 
foreign persons responsible for or      
complicit in1 or having directly or     
indirectly engaged in1 serious human    
rights abuse for their connection to the
 ,la ,saline massacre4  7#aj7 ,following
 the ,la ,saline massacre1 similar      
attacks have occurred in                
,port-au-,prince neighborhoods1         
including the ,november #bjai and       
,august #bjbj attacks on ,bel ,air1 in  
which #bd people were killed and        

hundreds of families were displaced4    
7#aa7 ,parliamentary elections scheduled
 for ,october #bjai did not take place1 
and since ,january #ac1 #bjbj1          
,president ,jovenel ,mose has ruled by  
decree4 ,the ,united ,states and        
international community have urged      
,president ,moise to limit the use of   
executive decrees during this period and
 have expressed concern over several    
decrees issued1 including those creating
 the ,national ,intelligence ,agency and
 appointing three new judges to the     
,supreme ,court outside of              
constitutional procedures4 ,haitian     
civil society organizations have        
denounced the president's use of decrees
 as an attempt to consolidate power4    
7#ab7 ,due to institutional weakness and
 other challenges exacerbated by the    
,,covid-#ai pandemic1 ,haiti's economy  
contracted by an estimated #d percent in
 #bjbj and inflation neared #bj percent4
 ,although there has been no parliament 
in place since ,january #bjbj1 the      

,haitian ,government approved a budget  
on ,september #cj1 #bjbj4 ,however1 the 
delay prevented the ,international      
,monetary ,fund and other multilaterals 
from disbursing millions in             
international assistance4  7#ac7 ,in    
,september #bjbj1 ,president ,mose      
bypassed the ,supreme ,court to appoint 
a ,provisional ,electoral ,council      
7,,cep7 by executive decree ,several    
civil society groups that traditionally 
participate in ,haiti's electoral       
councils criticized the decision and    
have declined to be represented in the  
,,cep4  7#ad7 ,the ,mose administration 
lacks the credibility to oversee a      
proposed constitutional referendum      
scheduled for ,june #bjba1 which legal  
experts consider unconstitutional4      
7#ae7 ,there are concerns that1 given   
the lack of democratic checks and       
balances1 the dispute over the          
credibility of the electoral council1   
and the deteriorating security          
situation1 elections scheduled for      

,september #bjba will not be free or    
fair4 ,additionally1 the security       
situation remains volatile and on       
,february #g1 #bjba1 ,president ,mose   
alleged that a coup had been attempted  
against him leading to #bc arrests and  
the forced retirement of three ,supreme 
,court judges4  #c4 ,statement of policy
 ,it is the policy of the ,united       
,states to support the sustainable      
rebuilding and development of ,haiti in 
a manner that--  7#a7 recognizes        
,haitian independence1 self-reliance1   
sovereignty1 democratic governance1 and 
efficiency2  7#b7 promotes efforts that 
are led by and support the people and   
,government of ,haiti at all levels so  
that ,haitians lead the course of       
reconstruction and development of       
,haiti2  7#c7 builds the long-term      
capacity of the ,government of ,haiti1  
civil society in ,haiti1 and the private
 sector to foster economic opportunities
 in ,haiti2  7#d7 fosters collaboration 
between the ,haitian diaspora in the    

,united ,states1 including dual citizens
 of ,haiti and the ,united ,states1 with
 the ,haitian ,government and the       
business community in ,haiti2  7#e7     
supports anti-corruption efforts1       
promotes press freedom1 and addresses   
human rights concerns1 including through
 the enforcement of sanctions imposed in
 accordance with the ,global ,magnitsky 
,human ,rights ,accountability ,act on  
individuals implicated in human rights  
violations2  7#f7 respects and helps    
restore ,haiti's natural resources1 as  
well as strengthens community-level     
resilience to environmental and         
weather-related impacts2  7#g7 promotes 
the holding of free1 fair1 and timely   
elections in accordance with democratic 
principles and the ,haitian             
,constitution2  7#h7 provides timely and
 comprehensive reporting on ,haiti and  
the ,united ,states ,government's goals 
and progress1 as well as transparent    
post program evaluations and contracting
 data2  7#i7 promotes the participation 

of ,haitian women and youth in          
governmental and nongovernmental        
institutions and in economic development
 and governance assistance programs     
funded by the ,united ,states2 and      
7#aj7 does not provide support to       
facilitate the proposed ,june #bjba     
constitutional referendum1 including    
through multilateral organizations4  #d4
 ,strengthening human rights and        
anticorruption efforts in haiti and     
holding perpetrators of the la saline   
massacre accountable  7a7 ,secretary of 
state prioritization ,the ,secretary of 
,state shall prioritize the protection  
of human rights and anticorruption      
efforts in ,haiti by the following      
methods3 7#a7 ,fostering strong         
relationships with independent civil    
society groups focused on monitoring    
corruption and human rights abuses and  
promoting democracy in ,haiti4  7#b7    
,supporting the efforts of the ,haitian 
,government to identify persons involved
 in human rights violations and         

significant acts of corruption in       
,haiti1 including public and private    
sector actors1 and hold them accountable
 for their actions4  7#c7 ,addressing   
concerns of impunity for the alleged    
perpetrators1 as well as the            
intellectual authors1 of the ,la ,saline
 massacre4  7#d7 ,urging authorities to 
continue to investigate attacks in the  
,la ,saline and ,bel ,air neighborhoods 
from #bjah through #bjbathat left dozens
 dead in order to bring the perpetrators
 to justice4  7b7 ,briefing  7#a7       
,elements ,not later than #ahj days     
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of ,state shall    
brief the appropriate congressional     
committees on the happenings on         
,november #ac1 #bjah1 in the            
,port-au-,prince neighborhood of ,la    
,saline1 and its aftermath4 ,the        
briefing shall include--  7,a7 an       
examination of any links between the    
massacre in ,la ,saline and mass        
protests that occurred concurrently in  

the country2  7,b7 an analysis of the   
reports on the ,la ,saline massacre     
authored by the ,united ,nations1 the   
,european ,union1 and the ,government of
 ,haiti2  7,c7 a detailed description of
 all known perpetrators1 as well as the 
intellectual authors1 of the shootings2 
7,d7 an overview of efforts taken by the
 ,haitian ,government to bring the      
perpetrators1 as well as the            
intellectual authors1 of the ,la ,saline
 massacre to justice and to prevent     
other similar attacks2 and  7,e7 an     
assessment of the ensuing treatment and 
displacement of the survivors of the ,la
 ,saline massacre4  7#b7 ,consultation  
,in the briefing required under         
paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary of ,state
 shall consult with nongovernmental     
organizations in ,haiti and the ,united 
,states4  #e4 ,actions to promote       
freedom of the press and assembly in    
haiti ,the ,secretary of ,state shall   
prioritize the promotion of freedom of  
the press and freedom of assembly1 as   

well as the protection of journalists in
 ,haiti by the following methods3 7#a7  
,advocating to ,haitian authorities for 
increased protection for journalists and
 the press and for the freedom to       
peacefully assemble or protest in       
,haiti4  7#b7 ,collaborating with       
government officials and representatives
 of civil society to develop and        
implement legal protections for         
journalists in ,haiti4  7#c7 ,supporting
 efforts to strengthen transparency in  
,haiti's public and private sectors1 as 
well as access to information in ,haiti4
  7#d7 ,supporting efforts to strengthen
 the capacity of independent journalists
 and increase access to resources for   
investigative journalism4  #f4 ,actions 
to support post-earthquake1             
post-hurricane and post-covid-#ai       
recovery and development in haiti ,the  
,secretary of ,state1 in coordination   
with the ,administrator of the ,united  
,states ,agency for ,international      
,development 7,,usaid71 shall prioritize

 post-earthquake and post-hurricane     
recovery and development efforts in     
,haiti by the following methods3  7#a7  
,collaborating with the ,haitian        
,government on a detailed and           
transparent development plan that       
includes clear objectives and           
benchmarks4  7#b7 ,building the capacity
 of ,haitian-led public1 private1 and   
nongovernmental sector institutions in  
,haiti through post-earthquake and      
post-hurricane recovery and development 
planning4  7#c7 ,assessing the impact of
 both the ,united ,states' and the      
international community's recovery and  
development efforts in ,haiti since     
,january #bjaj4  7#d7 ,supporting       
disaster resilience and reconstruction  
efforts4  7#e7 ,addressing the          
underlying causes of poverty and        
inequality1 and improving access to     
health resources1 clean water1 food1 and
 shelter4  7#f7 ,assessing the impact of
 the ,,covid-#ai pandemic on            
post-disaster recovery efforts and      

evaluating ,united ,states support to   
help with pandemic response efforts in  
,haiti1 including providing technical   
assistance and preventing other         
infectious disease outbreaks4  #g4      
,report  7a7 ,report content ,not later 
than #ahj days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,state1 in coordination with the     
,administrator of the ,united ,states   
,agency for ,international ,development1
 and other relevant agencies and        
departments1 shall submit to the        
appropriate congressional committees a  
report that includes-- 7#a7 a strategy  
for carrying out the initiatives        
described in sections #d1 #e1 and #f1   
including established baselines1        
benchmarks1 and indicators to measure   
outcomes and impact2  7#b7 an assessment
 of major corruption committed among the
 public and private sectors1 and1 as    
practical and appropriate1 an assessment
 of corruption prosecutions investigated
 by the ,haitian judiciary since        

,january #bjae2  7#c7 an overview of    
efforts taken by the ,haitian           
,government to address corruption1      
including the ,petrocaribe scandal1 and 
corrective measures to strengthen and   
restore trust in ,haiti's public        
institutions2  7#d7 a description of    
,united ,states ,government efforts to  
consult and engage with ,haitian        
,government officials and independent   
civil society groups focused on         
monitoring corruption and human rights  
abuses and promoting democracy and press
 freedom in ,haiti since ,january #bjae2
  7#e7 a description of the ,haitian    
,government's response to civic protests
 that have taken place since ,july #bjah
 and any allegations of human rights    
abuses1 including attacks on            
journalists2  7#f7 an assessment of     
,united ,states security assistance to  
,haiti1 including the ,united ,states   
support to the ,haitian ,national       
,police and an assessment of compliance 
with section #fbj,m of the ,foreign     

,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4
 #bcgh;d7 and section #cfb of title #aj1
 ,united ,states ,code 7commonly        
referred to as the ,leahy ,laws72  7#g7 
a description of the ,haitian           
,government's efforts to support        
displaced survivors of urban and gang   
violence2  7#h7 an assessment of the    
impact of presidential decrees on the   
health of ,haiti's democratic           
institutions and safeguarding of human  
rights1 including reducing the authority
 of the ,superior ,court of ,accounts   
and ,administrative ,litigation1        
promulgating an antiterrorism law1 and  
establishing the ,national ,intelligence
 ,agency1 as well as retiring and       
subsequently appointing judges to the   
,supreme ,court of ,haiti2  7#i7 a plan 
in collaboration with the ,haitian      
,government on efforts to support       
development goals since ,january #bjae1 
including steps taken to--  7,a7        
strengthen institutions at the national 
and local levels2 and  7,b7 strengthen  

democratic governance at the national   
and local levels2  7#aj7 an analysis of 
the effectiveness and sustainability of 
,united ,states-financed development    
projects1 including the ,caracol        
,industrial ,park and supporting        
infrastructure2  7#aa7 a breakdown of   
procurement from ,haitian small- and    
medium-sized businesses and             
nongovernmental organizations by the    
,united ,states and ,haitian governments
 for development and humanitarian       
activities by year since #bjae1 and a   
description of efforts to increase local
 procurement1 including food aid2  7#ab7
 a description of ,united ,states       
efforts taken since ,january #bjaj to   
assist the ,haitian people in their     
pursuits for free1 fair1 and timely     
democratic elections2  7#ac7            
quantitative and qualitative indicators 
to assess progress and benchmarks for   
,united ,states initiatives focused on  
sustainable development in ,haiti1      
including democracy assistance1 economic

 revitalization1 natural disaster       
recovery1 pandemic response1 resilience1
 energy and infrastructure1 health1 and 
food security2 and  7#ad7 a risk        
assessment of conflict1 instability1 and
 violence in ,haiti that includes       
information relating to-- 7,a7 systemic 
patterns and causes of violence and     
subsequent impunity relating to         
massacres1 death threats1 kidnappings1  
armed attacks1 and firearm-related      
violence1 with analysis of the roles of 
the various actors and beneficiaries who
 play a part1 including ,haitain        
,government actors2  7,b7 gang activity 
and its role in the recent wave of      
kidnappings and the capacities of the   
police force to address the most serious
 manifestations of insecurity2  7,c7 the
 scope and role of criminal activity and
 its linkages to political forces1      
particularly leading up to elections2   
and  7,d7 implications of the lack of   
independence of ,haiti's judicial       
system4  7b7 ,consultation ,in preparing

 the report required under subsection   
7a71 the ,secretary of ,state and the   
,,usaid ,administrator shall consult    
with nongovernmental organizations and  
civil society groups in ,haiti and the  
,united ,states1 as well as the         
,government of ,haiti where appropriate4
  7c7 ,public availability ,the report  
required under subsection 7a7 shall be  
made publicly available on the website  
of the ,department of ,state4  #h4      
,sunset  7a7 ,repeal ,the ,assessing    
,progress in ,haiti ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 
#baean2 ,public ,law #aac-afb7 is       
repealed4  7b7 ,termination ,this ,act  
shall terminate on ,december #ca1 #bjbe4
  #i4 ,definitions ,in this ,act the    
term appropriate congressional          
committees means--  7#a7 the ,committee 
on ,foreign ,affairs and the ,committee 
on ,appropriations of the ,house of     
,representatives2 and  7#b7 the         
,committee on ,foreign ,relations and   
the ,committee on ,appropriations of the
 ,senate4  ,passed the ,house of        

,representatives ,june #bi1             
#bjba4;,clerk4